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Is School Putting Girls Off Tech?

This post is sponsored by Technically Compatible.  Turns out that as a subject more girls like coding than boys AND more want to do IT work experience, so why the gender gap? Only 11% of girls plan to continue studying ICT and it’s not just the gender split in the tech industry that’s a problem…

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Why Prolific Networkers Make Better Entrepreneurs

Networking. Does the mere word make you either cringe or begin seeking out emergency escape routes? Believe it or not, some folks out there love a good opportunity to network. Love it or loathe it, you cannot deny it comes in handy once you need something such as a job, a client or a $100…

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Themed Office Party Ideas People Actually Enjoy

Office parties can build the unity of your team and improve employee satisfaction. During routine workdays, workers only interact on a business level, so they often only learn how to work together. In an informal, casual setting, however, coworkers get to know each other better and bond on a personal level. You don’t need to…

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8 Ways Your Interview Totally Put That Candidate Off

Where job interviews are concerned, I guess candidates are sort of supposed to feel like the inferior ones who have to win over their superiors aka the interviewers. To some extent that power play is totally fine, given candidates are vying against a number of competitors to bag the role and really have to prove themselves. The trouble with this is, when a candidate…

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HR Directors Spend a Month Recruiting for Open Positions

Are you an HR director? Do you spend way too much time recruiting for positions that should have been filled last month? Relax, you’re not alone. New research from Robert Half UK highlights the lengthy recruitment process some HR directors go through. HR directors are spending a month (let’s call it February at 27.59 days) on…